COATING FORMULATION FOR IMPROVING SURFACE PROPERTIES

FORMULATION DE REVETEMENT PERMETTANT D'AMELIORER LES PROPRIETES DE SURFACE

English Abstract

Disclosed are coating formulations having improved
performance properties, comprising (i) 5 to 99.5% by weight
(based on the formulation) of at least one polymer component;
(ii) 0 to 80% by weight (based on the formulation) of at
least one solvent; and (iii) 0.5 to 15% by weight (based on
the formulation) of at least one silicon dioxide surface-
modified with a polymer and having a 60° reflectometer value
of less than 3 and a black number M Y of at least 140, wherein
the 60° reflectometer value is determined in accordance with
DIN 67530 and the black number My is determined in accordance
with DIN 55979.

Claims

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CLAIMS:

1. A coating formulation comprising the following
components:
(i) 5 to 99.5% by weight (based on the formulation)
of at least one polymer component;
(ii) 0 to 80% by weight (based on the formulation)
of at least one solvent; and
(iii) 0.5 to 15% by weight (based on the
formulation) of at least one silicon dioxide surface-
modified with a polymer and having a 60° reflectometer value
of less than 3 and a black number M y of at least 140, wherein
the 60° reflectometer value is determined in accordance with
DIN 67530 and the black number M y is determined in accordance
with DIN 55979.

2. The coating formulation as claimed in claim 1,
which is a clearcoat formulation.

3. The coating formulation as claimed in claim 1,
which is a pigmented coating formulation.

4. The coating formulation as claimed in claim 1,
which is a matted coating formulation.

5. The coating formulation as claimed in any one of
claims 1 to 4, wherein the polymer with which the silicon
dioxide is coated is a thermoplastic elastomer.

6. The coating formulation as claimed in any one of
claims 1 to 4, wherein the polymer with which the silicon
dioxide is coated is a polyorganosiloxane or modified
polyorganosiloxane.




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7. The coating formulation as claimed in claim 5,
wherein the thermoplastic elastomer is a dimethylpolysiloxane
elastomer having a terminal epoxy group and a molecular
weight of more than 100,000.

8. The coating formulation as claimed in claim 5,
wherein the thermoplastic elastomer is prepared by:
(I) mixing
(A) a rheologically stable polyamide resin which
has a melting point or glass transition temperature of from
25°C to 275°C;
(B) a silicone base which comprises:
(B') 100 parts by mass of a diorganopolysiloxane
rubber which has a plasticity of at least 30 and has on
average at least 2 alkenyl groups in its molecule, and
(B") from 5 to 200 parts by mass of a reinforcing
filler, the mass ratio between the silicone base and the
polyamide resin being greater than 35:65 to 85:15;
(C) for each 100 parts by mass of the polyamide
resin a compatibilizer which is selected from:
(i) from 0.1 to 5 parts by mass of an adhesion
promoter which has a molecular weight below 800 and contains
at least two groups in it molecule that are selected
independently from ethylenically unsaturated groups, epoxy,
anhydride, silanol, carboxyl, oxazoline and alkoxy having 1
to 20 carbon atoms,
(ii) from 0.1 to 10 parts by mass of a functional
diorganopolysiloxane which contains in its molecule at least
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carboxyl, amine, oxazoline and alkoxy having 1 to 20 carbon
atoms, and
(iii) from 0.1 to 10 parts by mass of a copolymer
which includes at least one diorganopolysiloxane block and
at least one block which is selected from polyamide,
polyether, polyurethane, polyurea, polycarbonate and
polyacrylate;
(D) an organohydrido-silicon compound which
contains on average at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen
groups in its molecule; and
(E) a hydrosilylation catalyst,
components (D) and (E) being present in an amount
sufficient to vulcanize the diorganopolysiloxane (B'); and
where
(II) the diorganopolysiloxane (B') is dynamically vulcanized.

9. The coating formulation as claimed in any one of
claims 1 to 8, wherein the silicon dioxide is precipitated
silica.

10. The coating formulation as claimed in any one of
claims 1 to 8, wherein the silicon dioxide is pyrogenic
silica.

11. The coating formulation as claimed in any one of
claims 1 to 8, wherein the silicon dioxide is silica gel.

12. The coating formulation as claimed in any one of
claims 1 to 11, wherein the surface-modified silicon dioxide
has a carbon content of 0.5% - 30%.

13. The coating formulation as claimed in any one of
claims 1 to 12, wherein the surface-modified silicon dioxide




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has a DBP (dibutyl phthalate) absorption of 100 - 600 g, as
measured by using the surface-modified silicon dioxide that
is anhydrous.

14. The coating formulation as claimed in any one of
claims 1 to 11, wherein the surface-modified silicon dioxide
has a mean particle size d50 of 0.5 - 50 µm.

15. The coating formulation as claimed in any one of
claims 1 to 14, wherein the surface-modified silicon dioxide
has a pH of less than 8.

16. The coating formulation as claimed in any one of
claims 1 to 15, wherein the polymer component (i) comprises
polyurethane.

17. The coating formulation as claimed in any one of
claims 1 to 16, wherein the black number M Y is 142 - 165.

18. The coating formulation as claimed in any one of
claims 1 to 17, wherein the solvent (ii) is contained in an
amount of 20 - 70% by weight based on the formulation.

19. The coating formulation as claimed in any one of
claims 1 to 18, further comprising at least one binder
selected from the group consisting of polymers and
copolymers of (meth)acrylic acid and esters thereof.

20. A process for forming a coating layer on a surface
of a plastic or a natural or synthetic leather, which
comprises:
applying the coating formulation as defined in any
one of claims 1 to 19, and
when the solvent (ii) is present, removing the
solvent.

Description

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Coating formulation for improving surface properties
The present invention relates to coating formulations comprising surface-
modified silicon
dioxides, having improved performance properties, and to their use.
Clearcoat materials are extensively employed industrially for coating a very
wide variety of surfaces,
such as those of wood, plastics or metals, for example (IJllmann, 4th edition,
volume 15, p. 589 ff.).
Since generally the intention is that the surface of the coated article should
be readily recognizable,
the transparency of such coating materials is one of their most essential
properties. The surfaces to
l0 be coated o$en have a high gloss. In many cases, therefore, the coating
material is subject to the
requirement that the surface should appear matt. This can be achieved through
the addition of
matting (or flatting) agents, which are incorporated into the clearcoat
material.
These matting agents are composed of natural materials or are prepared
synthetically. They are
in the form of fine particles (approximately 1 to 30 pm) and ideally have the
following
properties: high pore volume, narrow particle distribution, suitable particle
size, tailored to the
respective application, and narrow pore distribution. Matting agents commonly
employed
include silicas (both precipitated silicas and silicas prepared on the basis
of pyrogenic silicas)
and/or silica gels.
When matting agents are used a problem which may occur is that the
transparency of the
clearcoat material is adversely affected in accordance with the particle size
and refractive index
both of the coating material and of the matting agent. This becomes
particularly apparent when
the clearcoat material is applied to a glossy black substrate. If transparency
is poor the black
surface appears to the viewer to be grayish, which is an unwanted phenomenon
in application.
Starting from the aforementioned prior art, therefore, the object of the
present invention was
to provide innovative coating formulations in which the abovementioned
drawbacks have
been obviated at least to some extent. The coating formulations of the
invention ought in
3o particular to exhibit improved performance properties such as, for example,
a very good
transparency.


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Surprisingly it has been found that this object is achieved by the coating
formulations of the
invention defined in more detail in the following description and also in the
claims and the
examples.
The present invention accordingly provides coating formulations comprising at
least one surface-
modified silicon dioxide combining a 60° reflectometer value of < 3
with a black number MY of
at least 140.
The present invention further provides for the use of the coating formulations
of the invention,
l0 particularly for the coating of plastics and of natural and synthetic
leathers, which are employed
preferentially for the interior trim of automobiles. With particular
preference they are employed as
clearcoat material.
With the coating formulations of the invention success has been achieved in
producing coating
formulations, comprising silicon dioxides, whose transparency is unaffected,
or at least
adversely affected only to a very small extent, by the silicon dioxides.
In addition to the outstanding transparency values the coating formulations of
the invention are
distinguished by:
~ good suspension behavior,
~ high matting efficiency, and
~ good film-surface scratch resistance.
They are therefore outstandingly suitable for coating plastics used for the
interior trim of
automobiles.
A further surprising feature of the coating formulations of the invention is
the improved soft-feel
effect. In other words, surfaces which have been coated with the coating
materials of the
3o invention have a pleasantly soft and natural feel. As a result of this
quality the coating
formulations of the invention, particularly in the context of applications in
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furnishing of homes or interior trims of automobiles, exhibit great advantages
over known coating
formulations.
The present invention is described in detail below, beginning with a
definition of some
important terms.
Coating formulations for the purposes of the present invention are coating
formulations
comprising at least one polymer component and/or one mixture of two or more
physically or
chemically crosslinking polymer components, at least one solvent and at least
one surface-
modified silicon dioxide. The coating formulations of the invention are
preferably 1-component,
2-component or UV coating materials, especially polyurethane coating
materials, and very
preferably are clearcoat materials and matted coating formulations.
A clearcoat material for the purposes of the invention is a coating material
which, when applied to
a substrate, forms a transparent coating having protective, decorative or
specifically technical
properties. Within a coating system the clearcoat, as the topmost film,
protects the underlying
films against mechanical damage and effects of weathering. A clearcoat
material contains no
pigments.
Particularly in the case of clearcoat materials the transparency of the
coating material, i.e., the
visual impression of how clear and undistorted the surface of the material
coated with the
clearcoat material is perceptible through the coating material after it has
dried, is a measure of the
quality of the coating material. Where the clearcoat material is applied to a
glossy black substrate
the black number MY can be employed as a measure of the transparency of this
coating material.
Coating materials having a soft-feel effect are distinguished by specific
tactual properties of their
surface. For instance, coating materials of this kind achieve a pleasant
tactile sensation, a kind of
rubber effect, when stroked with the hand.
3o Silicon dioxides for the purposes of the present invention are selected
from the group consisting
of precipitated silicas, pyrogenic silicas, silica gels, modified pyrogenic
silicas, and mixtures of
the silicon dioxides. If the surface of the silicon dioxides has been modified
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polymer they are referred to as surface-modified silicon dioxides. Modified
pyrogenic silicas
(silicas prepared from pyrogenic silicas) are silicas which can be prepared on
the basis of
pyrogenic silicas according to DE 24 14 478.
Surface modification means the chemical and/or physical attachment of organic
components to
the surface of the silicon dioxide particles. In other words, at least part of
the surface of at least
some of the silicon dioxide particles in the case of surface-modified silicon
dioxides is occupied
by the surface modifier.
l0 The coating formulations of the invention comprise at least one surface-
modified silicon dioxide
with a fraction of 0.5% - 15% by weight, preferably 1% - 10% by weight, and
combine a 60°
reflectometer value of < 3 with a black number My of at least 140, preferably
at least 142 and
more preferably at least 144. The black number My may be up to 250, preferably
up to 200,
more preferably up to 180, particular preferred up to 165 and very preferred
up to 155. The
coating formulations of the invention may fizrther comprise one or more of the
following
components:
- 5 - 99.5%, preferably 20 - 80%, in particular 35 - 70% by weight of a
polymer component
or of a mixture of two or more physically or chemically crosslinking polymer
components
(= binder and curing components) and/or
- 0 - 80%, preferably 20 - 70%, in particular 30 - 55% by weight of a low
molecular mass
component which acts as solvent, or of a mixture of such low molecular mass
components.
Besides the aforementioned components the coating formulations of the
invention may
additionally comprise further auxiliaries and additives which are commonly
used in coating
materials, such as plasticizers, stabilizers, phase mediators, pigments,
surfactants, dryers,
catalysts, initiators, photosensitizers, inhibitors, light stabilizers, and
preservatives, for example.
All of the abovementioned ranges of preference can be set independently of one
another, ensuring
that the particular properties of the coating formulations of the invention
are achieved through a
3o combination of all of the aforementioned components. The surface-modified
silicon dioxides
used, in particular, have an important influence on the properties of the
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As binders the coating formulations of the invention may comprise the resins
which are
customary in paint and coatings technology, such as are described, for
example, in "Lackharze,
Chemie, Eigenschaften and Anwendungen", edited by D: Stoye and W. Freitag,
Hanser Verlag,
Munich, Vienna 1996. Examples that may be mentioned include the
5 polymers and copolymers of (meth)acrylic acid and their esters - which if
desired carry further
functional groups - with further olefinically unsaturated components, such as
styrene, for
example; polyether polyols, polyester polyols, polycarbonate polyols,
polyurethane polyols, and
epoxy resins, and also any desired mixtures of these polymers, and also fatty
acid-modified
"alkyd resins" prepared by polycondensation, as described in Ullmann, 3rd
edition, volume 11,
1Q page 334 ff.
Preferred polymer components employed are organic compounds which carry
hydroxyl groups,
examples being polyacrylate, polyester, polycaprolactone, polyether,
polycarbonate, and
polyurethane polyols and hydroxy-functional epoxy resins and also any desired
mixtures of these
polymers. Particularly preferred polymeric organic compounds are aqueous or
solventborne or
solvent-free polyacrylate polyols and polyester polyols and also any desired
mixtures thereof.
2o Suitable polyacrylate polyols are copolymers of monomers whose groups
include hydroxyl groups
with other olefinically unsaturated monomers, such as esters of (meth)acrylic
acid, styrene, a-
methylstyrene, vinyltoluene, vinyl esters, monoalkyl and dialkyl maleates and
fiunarates, a-olefins
and further unsaturated oligomers and polymers.
Particularly suitable polyacrylate polyols have an average, weight-averaged
molecular weight, as
determinable by means of gel permeation chromatography (polystyrene standard),
of from 2000 to
100 000 g/mol, preferably from 2500 to 50 000 g/mol and more preferably from
3100 to
40 000 g/mol, a glass transition temperature Tg of from -50°C to
100°C, preferably from -40°C to
90°C and more preferably from -30°C to 80°C, an acid
number of < 30 mg KOH/g, preferably
< 25 mg KOH/g, and a hydroxyl group content of from 0.5% to 14.0%, preferably
0.5% - 10%
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a) 0% to 70%, preferably 5% to 70% by weight of at least one unsaturated
aromatic monomer,
such as styrene, methylstyrene or vinyltoluene,
b) 0% to 70%, preferably 5% to 70% by weight of at least one (cyclo)aliphatic
ester of acrylic
and/or methacrylic acid having 1 to 18 carbon atoms in the (cyclo)acryl
radical,
c) 4% to 95%, preferably 10% to 60% by weight of at least one hydroxyalkyl
ester of acrylic
and/or methaerylic acid having 2 to 4 carbon atoms in the hydroxyalkyl radical
and/or
adducts of monoepoxides with acrylic and/or methacrylic acid,
d) 0% to 10%, preferably 0.1% to 5% by weight of at least one monoolefinically
unsaturated
monocarboxylic or dicarboxylic acid having 3 to 7 carbon atoms andlor at least
one malefic
and/or fumaric monoester having 1 to 14 carbon atoms in the alcohol residue,
and
e) 0% to 30%, preferably 0% to 20% by weight of further copolymerizable,
olefinically
unsaturated (including polyolefinically unsaturated) monomeric and/or
polymeric
compounds.
The hydroxy-functional polyols described can be used in both one-component and
two-
component coating systems together with the curing agents customary in
painting coatings
technology. Examples of suitable curing agents for this purpose include plain
polyisocyanates or
polyisocyanates blocked with temporary blocking agents such as methyl ethyl
ketoxime,
caprolactam, malonates, triazole or 2,5-dimethylpyrazole, or (partially)
etherified melamine-
formaldehyde resins, as described for example in Lackharze, Chemie,
Eigenschaften and
Anwendungen, edited by D. Stoye, W. Freitag, Hanser Verlag, Munich, Vienna,
1996. The
content of said publication is hereby expressly incorporated into the content
of the description of
the present invention.
Preference is given to the application of aqueous or solventborne binders in
two-component
systems, together with polyisocyanates based on hexamethylene diisocyanate,
isophorone
diisocyanate, 4,4-diisocyanatodicyclohexylmethane, tetramethylene
diisocyanate,
2-methylpentamethylene diisocyanate, 2,2,4- and 2,3,3-trimethylhexamethylene
diisocyanate
(THDI), 1,4-diisocyanatocyclohexane, 3-isocyanatomethyl-1-methyl-1-
isocyanatocyclohexane
(IMCI), a,a,a',a'-tetramethyl-m- or -p-xylylene diisocyanate (TMXDI), 1,4- and
1,3-xylylene
diisocyanate (XDI), hexahydroxylylene diisocyanate (H6-XDI) and/or mixtures
thereof and also,
if desired, hydrophilicized variants thereof for aqueous binders, as described
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DE 41 36 618.
Particular preference, however, is given to the polyisocyanates based on
hexamethylene
diisocyanate, isophorone diisocyanate and 4,4-diisocyanatodicyclohexylmethane.
These polyisocyanates are used as curing agents in high-grade polyurethane
coating materials
which exhibit outstanding chemical resistance and high mechanical resistance.
1o Solvents which may be present in the coating formulations of the invention
include customary
solvents, such as aromatic, aliphatic, araliphatic or cycloaliphatic
hydrocarbons, fully or partly
halogenated aromatic, aliphatic, araliphatic or cycloaliphatic hydrocarbons,
alcohols such as
methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, butanol, benzyl alcohol and diacetone alcohol,
esters such as
ethyl acetate, propyl acetate and butyl acetate, ether esters such as
methoxypropyl acetate or butyl
glycol acetate, ketones such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl
ketone or
cyclohexane, strongly polar solvents such as dimethylformamide and water, for
example, and
mixtures thereof.
Where these solvents are employed as a dispersing medium for the coating
formulations of the
invention they may have further substances added to them. Preference here is
given to substances
which are also envisaged for the subsequent utility or which enhance
deagglomeration or enhance
the stability of the deagglomerated materials, examples being dispersing
resins or dispersing
additives.
Preference is given to the oligomeric or polymeric organic compounds, such as
the above-recited
binders and resins that are customary in painting coatings technology.
Additionally the combination resins used in multicomponent systems, such as,
for example, the
amine resins and melamine resins which function as curing agents,
polyisocyanates, and also the
3o adducts - known as blocked polyisocyanates - of aromatic or aliphatic
polyisocyanates with
temporary blocking agents such as methyl ethyl ketoxime, caprolactam,
malonates or triazole and
2,5-dimethylpyrazole, can be used proportionally in the dispersing medium. For
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water is used as a substantial constituent of the dispersing medium, suitable
additives include, in
particular, water-soluble or water-compatible compounds, such as partially or
fully hydrolyzed
polyvinyl acetates or hydrophilicized variants of the aforementioned classes
of compound, for
example.
The additives and solvents which are suitable for preparing the dispersing
medium can be blended
with one another arbitrarily. The coating formulations of the invention can be
mixed with all
customary curing agents for producing coatings.
As a further constituent the coating formulations of the invention comprise
special surface-
modified silicon dioxides. These silicon dioxides are precipitated silicas,
pyrogenic silicas, silica
gels or silicas prepared from pyrogenic silicas, whose surface has been
modified with polymers.
The choice of suitable surface-modified silica has a critical influence on the
properties of the
coating formulation.
The coating formulations of the invention preferably comprise at least one
silicon dioxide whose
surface has been modified with at least one thermoplastic elastomer and/or one
polyorganosiloxane and/or modified polyorganosiloxane. For the surface
modification of the
silicon dioxide it is possible to use thermoplastic elastomers in the form of
aqueous and/or
2o solventborne dispersions.
In one preferred embodiment the coating formulations of the invention comprise
at least one
silicon dioxide whose surface has been modified with at least one polysiloxane
and/or modified
polysiloxane, particular preference being given to surface-modified silicon
dioxides as described
in DE 10 2004 012 090 or to polysiloxanes and/or modified polysiloxanes as
described in
DE 36 27 782.
In a further preferred embodiment the coating formulations of the invention
comprise at least one
surface-modified silicon dioxide whose surface has been modified with a
thermoplastic
elastomer, thermoplastic elastomers used being dimethylpolysiloxane
elastorners having terminal
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In another preferred embodiment the coating formulations of the invention
comprise at least one
silicon dioxide whose surface has been modified with at least one
thermoplastic elastomer, the
thermoplastic elastomer used being preparable by:
(I) mixing
(A) a Theologically stable polyamide resin which has a melting point or glass
transition
temperature of from 25°C to 275°C;
(B) a silicone base which comprises:
(B') 100 parts by mass of a diorganopolysiloxane rubber which has a plasticity
of at
least 30 and has on average at least 2 alkenyl groups in its molecule, and
(B") from 5 to 200 parts by mass of a reinforcing filler, the mass ratio
between the
silicone base and the polyamide resin being greater than 35:65 to 85:15;
(C) for each 100 parts by mass of the polyamide resin a compatibilizer which
is
selected from:
(i) from 0.1 to 5 parts by mass of an adhesion promoter which has a molecular
weight below 800 and contains at least two groups in its molecule that are
selected independently from ethylenically unsaturated groups, epoxy,
anhydride, silanol, carboxyl, oxazoline and alkoxy having 1 to 20 carbon
atoms,
(ii) from 0.1 to 10 parts by mass of a functional diorganopolysiloxane which
contains in its molecule at least one group which is selected from epoxy,
anhydride, silanol, carboxyl, amine, oxazoline and alkoxy having 1 to
20 carbon atoms, and
(iii) from 0.1 to 10 parts by mass of a copolymer which includes at least one
diorganopolysiloxane block and at least one block which is selected from
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(D) an organohydrido-silicon compound which contains on average at least two
silicon-bonded hydrogen groups in its molecule; and
(E) a hydrosilylation catalyst,
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components (D) and (E) being present in an amount sufficient to vulcanize the
diorganopolysiloxane (B'); and where
(II) the diorganopolysiloxane (B') is dynamically vulcanized.
The invention further provides a thermoplastic elastomer which is prepared by
the above process.
With very particular preference the coating formulations of the invention
comprise at least one
surface-modified silicon dioxide whose surface has been modified with a
thermoplastic polymer
which has been prepared by the above-described process, components (A) to (E)
being defined as
follows:
Component (A):
Component (A) is a thermoplastic polyamide resin. These resins, which are
known under the
general term "nylon", are long-chain synthetic polymers which contain amide
bonds (i.e.
-C(O)-NH-) along the main polymer chain. For the purposes of the present
invention the
polyamide resin has a melting point (m.p.) or, if the polyamide is amorphous,
a glass transition
temperature (Tg) between room temperature (i.e., 25°C) and
275°C. In experiments on the
preparation of TPSiV (thermoplastic silicone vulcanizate) elastomers from
polyamides having
relatively high melting points (e.g., nylon 4/6) the resulting physical
properties were poor, with
the breaking elongation of such products lying below the 25% required
according to the present
invention. Additionally, for the purposes of the present invention, the
polyamide resin is
preferably dried by conducting a dry inert gas at elevated temperatures over
resin beads or resin
powder. The degree of drying which can be unified with acceptable properties
and processing
3o depends on the specific polyamide, and its respective value is recommended
by the manufacturer
or can be determined by means of a few simple tests. Generally speaking it is
preferred for the
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the polyamide must also be rheologically stable, as described below, under the
mixing conditions
which are necessary for the preparation of the TPSiV elastomer. This stability
is evaluated on the
resin as it is at a suitable processing temperature; if there is a change in
the melt viscosity (torque
during mixing) by more than 20% within the time normally required for
preparing the
corresponding TPSiVs (e.g., from 10 to 30 minutes in a container mixer), this
points to the fact
that the resin does not lie within the scope of the present invention.
Accordingly, for example, a
dried nylon 11 sample whose melting point is 198°C was mixed for
approximately 15 minutes in
a container mixer under a nitrogen gas blanket at 210 to 220°C, the
observed torque during
mixing showing an increase by about 200%. Such a polyamide resin is not a
suitable candidate
for the present process.
In contrast to the above restrictions the resin (A) may be any thermoplastic
crystalline or
amorphous, solid homopolymer, copolymer or terpolymer of high molecular weight
which has
repeating amide units in the polymer chain.
In the case of copolymer and terpolymer systems more than 50 mol percent of
the repeating units
are units containing amide. Examples of suitable polyamides are polylactams,
such as nylon 6,
polyenantholactam (nylon 7), polycaprolactam (nylon 8), polylauryllactam
(nylon 12) and the
like; amino acid homopolymers such as polypyrrolidinone (nylon 4);
copolyamides of
dicarboxylic acid and diamine, such as nylon 6/6, polyhexamethyleneazelamide
(nylon 6/9),
polyhexamethylenesebacamide (nylon 6/10), polyhexamethyleneisophthalamide
(nylon 6,~,
polyhexamethylenedodecanoic acid (nylon 6/12) and the like; aromatic and
partly aromatic
polyamides; copolyamides such as copolymers of caprolactam and
hexamethyleneadipamide
(nylon 6,6/6), or a terpolyamide (e.g. nylon 6,6/6,6); block copolymers such
as polyether-
polyamides; or mixtures thereof. Preferred polyamide resins are nylon 6, nylon
12, nylon 6/12
and nylon 6/6.
Silicone base (B):
The silicone base (B) is a uniform mixture of diorganopolysiloxane rubber (B')
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Diorganopolysiloxane (B') is a high-consistency (rubber) polymer or copolymer
containing in its
molecule at least two alkenyl groups having 2 to 20 carbon atoms. Examples of
the alkenyl group
are, in particular, vinyl, allyl, butenyl, pentenyl, hexenyl and decenyl. The
position of the alkenyl
functionality is not critical and may be at the ends of the molecule chains,
at nonterminal
positrons of the molecule chain or in both positions. It is preferred for the
alkenyl group to be
vinyl or hexenyl and to be present with a fraction of from 0.001 to 3,
preferably from 0.01 to 1,
percent by mass in the diorganopolysiloxane rubber.
The other (i.e., non-alkenyl) organic groups attached to silicon in component
(B') are selected
1o independently from hydrocarbon and halogenated hydrocarbon groups which
contain no aliphatic
unsaturation. Particular examples that may be mentioned of these groups
include the following:
alkyl groups having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, such as methyl, ethyl, propyl,
butyl, pentyl and hexyl;
cycloalkyl groups such as cyclohexyl and cycloheptyl; aryl groups having 6 to
12 carbon atoms,
such as phenyl, tolyl and xylyl; aralkyl groups having 7 to 20 carbon atoms,
such as benzyl and
phenethyl; and haloalkyl groups having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, such as 3,3,3-
trifluoropropyl and
chloromethyl.
It will be understood, of course, that these groups are selected such that the
diorganopolysiloxane
rubber (B') possesses a glass transition temperature (or melting point) which
is below room
2o temperature and hence such that the rubber is elastomeric. Methyl accounts
for preferably at least
50, more preferably at least 90, mol percent of the non-unsaturated organic
groups attached to
silicon in component (B').
The polydiorganosiloxane (B') may therefore be a homopolymer or a copolymer
which contains
such organic groups. Examples are rubbers which include, inter alias
dimethylsiloxy units and
phenylmethylsiloxy units; dimethylsiloxy units and diphenylsiloxy units; and
dimethylsiloxy
units, diphenylsiloxy units and phenylmethylsiloxy units. The molecular
structure is also not
critical; examples of this molecular structure include straight-chain and
partially branched
straight-chain structures, preference being given to linear structures.
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dimethylsiloxane-methylhexenylsiloxane copolymers with trimethylsiloxy end
blocks;
dimethylsiloxane-methylhexenylsiloxane copolymers with dimethylhexenylsiloxy
end blocks;
dimethylsiloxane-methylvinylsiloxane copolymers with trimethylsiloxy end
blocks;
methylphenylsiloxane-dimethylsiloxane-methylvinylsiloxane copolymers with
trimethylsiloxy
end blocks; dimethylpolysiloxanes with dimethylvinylsiloxy end blocks;
dimethylsiloxane-
methylvinylsiloxane copolymers with dimethylvinylsiloxy end blocks;
methylphenyl-
polysiloxanes with dimethylvinylsiloxy end blocks; methylphenylsiloxane-
dimethylsiloxane-
methylvinylsiloxane copolymers with dimethylvinylsiloxy end blocks; and
similar copolymers, at
least one terminal group being dimethylhydroxysiloxy. The preferred systems
for low-
l0 temperature applications include methylphenylsiloxane-dimethylsiloxane-
methylvinylsiloxane
copolymers and diphenylsiloxane-dimethylsiloxane-methylvinylsiloxane
copolymers, the molar
amount of dimethylsiloxane units being, in particular, approximately 93%.
Component (B') may also be composed of combinations of two or more
organopolysiloxanes.
Most preferably component (B') is a polydimethylsiloxane homopolymer which is
terminated at
each end of its molecule by a vinyl group, or a homopolymer of this kind which
also contains at
least one vinyl group along its main chain.
The molecular weight of the diorganopolysiloxane rubber is sufficient for the
purposes of the
present invention to achieve a Williams plasticity number of at least
approximately 30 according
to test method 926 of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM).
The plasticity
number used here is defined as the thickness, in millimeters times one
hundred, for a cylindrical
test specimen with a volume of 2 cm3 and a height of approximately 10 mm,
after it has been
subjected to a compression load of 49 newtons at 25°C for three
minutes.
If the plasticity of this component is below approximately 30, as in the case
of the low-viscosity
liquid siloxanes used by Arkles (US 4,714,739), the TPSiVs prepared by dynamic
vulcanization
in accordance with the present process display a poor uniformity, so that at
high silicone contents
(e.g., 50 to 70 percent by mass) regions comprising essentially only silicone
and regions
comprising essentially only thermoplastic resin occur and the mixtures are
weak and crumbly.
The rubbers of the present invention are considerably more viscous than the
silicone fluids used
in the prior art. By way of example the silicones considered by Arkles (see
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viscosity limit of 100 000 cS (0.1 m2/s) and, although the plasticity of such
low-viscosity liquids
is difficult to measure by the ASTM-D-926 method, it has been found that this
corresponds to a
plasticity of approximately 24. Although there is no absolute upper limit for
the plasticity of
component (B'), this value is generally restricted as a result of practical
considerations relating to
the possibility of processing in conventional mixing equipment. The plasticity
number should
therefore be approximately 100 to 200, most preferably approximately 120 to
185.
Processes for preparing high-consistency polydiorganosiloxanes containing
unsaturated groups
are well known and there is no need to discuss them in detail in this
description. A typical
process for preparing an alkenyl-functional polymer comprises, for example,
the base-catalyzed
equilibration of cyclic and/or linear diorganopolysiloxanes in the presence of
similar alkenyl-
functional species.
Component (B") is a finely divided filler which is known as a reinforcing
agent of
diorganopolysiloxane (B') and is preferably selected from finely divided heat-
resistant minerals
such as, for example, pyrogenic and precipitated forms of silicas, silica
aerogels and titanium
dioxide having a specific surface area of at least SO m2/g. The pyrogenic form
of silica is a
preferred reinforcing filler on account of its high surface area, which can be
up to 450 m2/g;
particular preference is given to a pyrogenic silica which has a surface area
of from 50 to
400 mz/g and greatest preference to a surface area of from 200 to 380 m2/g.
The filler of
pyrogenic silica is preferably treated to give it a hydrophobic surface, such
as is normally
performed in silicone rubber technology. This can be achieved by reacting the
silica with a liquid
organosilicon compound which contains silanol groups or hydrolyzable
precursors of silanol
groups. The compounds which can be used as agents to treat the filler and
which are referred to
in silicone rubber technology as creep strength agents or plasticizers include
ingredients such as
liquid hydroxy- or alkoxy-terminated polydiorganosiloxanes,
hexaorganodisiloxanes,
cyclodimethylsilazanes and hexaorganodisilazanes of low molecular weight. The
treatment
compound is preferably an oligomeric hydroxy-terminated diorganopolysiloxane
having an
average degree of polymerization (DP) of from 2 to about 100, more preferably
from about 2 to
about 10, which is used at approximately 5 to 50 parts by mass for each 100
parts by mass of the
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polydimethylsiloxane then this treatment agent is preferably hydroxy-
terminated
polydimethylsiloxane.
For the purposes of the present invention from 5 to 200, preferably from S to
150 and most
5 preferably from 20 to 100 parts by mass of the reinforcing filler (B") are
mixed uniformly with
100 parts by mass of the rubber (B') in order to prepare the silicone base
(B). This mixing is
carried out by a method which is well known in silicone rubber technology,
generally at room
temperature, using a double-roll mill, an internal mixer or other suitable
apparatus. Alternatively
the silicone base can be formed in situ during the mixing prior to dynamic
vulcanization of the
io rubber, as described in more detail below. In the latter case the mixing
temperature is held below
the so$ening point or melting point of the polyamide resin, until the
reinforcing filler is well
dispersed in the diorganopolysiloxane rubber.
Compatibilizer (C):
15 The compatibilizer (C) can be an adhesion promoter, an organofunctional
diorganopolysiloxane
or a siloxane copolymer. For the purposes of the present invention at least
one compatibilizer is
used in preparing the thermoplastic elastomer.
In one embodiment the compatibilizer (i) is an adhesion promoter having a
molecular weight
2o below 800 and containing in its molecule at least two groups which are
selected independently
from ethylenically unsaturated groups (e.g., vinyl, allyl, butenyl, pentenyl,
hexenyl, acrylate and
methacrylate), epoxy, anhydride, silanol, hydroxyl, alkoxy having 1 to 20,
preferably 1 to 10,
more preferably 1 to 4 carbon atoms, carboxyl and oxazoline. The latter group
has the structure
of the formula (i)
i
o ()
in which the carbon atoms of the ring may contain one or more substituents
which are selected
from hydrocarbon groups having 1 to 4 carbon atoms. The adhesion promoter may
have an
organic or siloxane-based skeleton structure providing it contains at least
two of the above
groups, which are arranged at the end positions, along the main chain, or
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siloxane main chains the above functional organic groups (i.e., non-silanol
groups) are attached
via Si-C bonds to the silicon atoms (e.g., through a divalent hydrocarbon
group such as
trimethylene, tetramethylene or dimethylene) or to a divalent organic group
which contains
oxygen and/or nitrogen heteroatoms, such as ester, ether or amide, for
example. Although the
groups can be the same it is preferred for at least one of them to be an
ethylenically unsaturated
group, preferably vinyl, while at least one other group is selected form the
abovementioned
epoxy, anhydride, alkoxy, silanol, hydroxyl, carboxyl and oxazoline groups.
Examples of suitable adhesion promoters include the following: allyl glycidyl
ether, glycidyl
to methacrylate, 1,2-epoxy-7-octene, 1,2-epoxy-9-decene, 1,2-epoxy-5-hexene,
allylsuccinic
anhydride, vinyloxazolines, vinyloxazoline derivates such as 2-isopropenyl-2-
oxazoline, gamma
glycidyloxypropylmethyldimethoxysilane, gamma-
glycidyloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, beta-(3,4
epoxycyclohexyl)ethyltrimethoxysilane, 1,3-phenylene-bis(2-oxazoline),
polypropylene glycol)
diglycidyl ether, diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A, tris(2,3-epoxypropyl)
isocyanurate, and
unsaturated diamides such as
CHZ=CH-(CHZ)g-CO-NH-(CH2)6-NH-CO-(CH2)g-CH=CH2.
The concentration of these adhesion promoters can be from 0.1 to 5 parts and
preferably from 0.2
to 3 parts by mass for each 100 parts by mass of the polyamide (A).
In another embodiment the compatibilizer (ii) is a functional
diorganopolysiloxane having a
number-average molecular weight of at least 800, preferably from 800 to 50
000, more preferably
from 800 to 15 000. The functional diorganopolysiloxane (ii) is a polymer or
copolymer in which
the organic groups are independently selected from hydrocarbon groups or
halogenated
hydrocarbon groups containing no aliphatic unsaturation, as described above
for component (B'),
including preferred embodiments thereof. This polymer or copolymer, however,
must include at
least one functional group which is selected as described above from epoxy,
anhydride, silanol,
alkoxy having 1 to 20, preferably 1 to 10, more preferably 1 to 4 carbon
atoms, amine, carboxyl
and oxazoline.
Examples of a suitable component (ii) include the following: epoxy-functional
polydimethylsiloxanes such as mono(2,3-epoxypropyl) ether-terminated
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epoxypropoxypropyl-terminated polydimethylsiloxane,
(epoxycyclohexylethyl)methylsiloxane-
dimethylsiloxane copolymers and (epoxypropoxypropyl)methylsiloxane-
dimethylsiloxane
copolymers; amine-functional polydimethylsiloxanes such as aminopropyl-
terminated
polydimethylsiloxane, aminoethylaminopropyl-terminated polydimethylsiloxane,
aminopropyl-
grafted polydimethylsiloxane, aminoethylaminopropyl-grafted
polydimethylsiloxane;
polydimethylsiloxanes which contain anhydride groups, such as succinic
anhydride-terminated
polydimethylsiloxane and succinic anhydride-grafted polydimethylsiloxane;
silanol-terminated
polydimethylsiloxanes; polydimethylsiloxanes which contain carboxyl groups,
such as
(mono)carboxydecyl-terminated polydimethylsiloxane and carboxydecyl-terminated
l0 polydimethylsiloxane; and polydimethylsiloxanes which contain oxazoline
groups, such as
vinyloxazoline-grafted polydimethylsiloxane.
The concentration of the functional diorganopolysiloxane can be from 0.5 to 10
parts and
preferably from 0.5 to 5 parts by mass for each 100 parts by mass of the
polyamide (A).
In the case of the compatibilizers (i) and (ii) it is sometimes preferred for
the compatibilizer to be
mixed with the polyamide resin at a temperature above the resin's melting
point, before the
silicone base is added. Although no attempt is made to pin down any one theory
or mechanism, it
is assumed that this method leads to a reaction between the functional groups
of the
2o compatibilizer and either the amide groups or the end groups of the resin,
thereby maximizing the
compatibilization effect. Alternatively it is sometimes of advantage to add
the compatibilizer to a
mixture of the polyamide and the silicone base. In any case the preferred
method can be
determined simply by means of routine tests.
In a further embodiment the compatibilizer (iii) is a block copolymer or graft
copolymer which
comprises at least one diorganopolysiloxane block and at least one block
selected from
polyamide, polyether, polyurethane, polyurea, polycarbonate and polyacrylate.
The copolymer
(iii) may, for example, have an AB, (AB)", ABA, BAB, A-g-B or B-g-A structure,
where n is an
integer having a value of more than 1, A is a diorganopolysiloxane block and B
represents one of
the abovementioned organic blocks. The diorganopolysiloxane block is a polymer
or copolymer
in which all of the organic groups independently are selected from hydrocarbon
or halogenated
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described in connection with component (B'). Accordingly this component may be
selected for
example from the following: diorganopolysiloxane-polyether block or graft
copolymers,
diorganopolysiloxane-polyamide block or graft copolymers, diorganopolysiloxane-
polyurethane
block or graft copolymers, diorganopolysiloxane-polyurea block or graft
copolymers,
diorganopolysiloxane-polycarbonate block or graft copolymers,
diorganopolysiloxane-
polyacrylate block or graft copolymers or diorganopolysiloxane-
polymethacrylate block or graft
copolymers, the diorganopolysiloxane preferably being a polydimethylsiloxane
block. It is
preferred for the number-average molecular weight of the copolymer (iii) to be
from 1500 to
50 000, more preferably from 2000 to 20 000.
Examples of a copolymer (iii) include the following: polyamide-
polydimethylsiloxane
copolymers such as the siloxane-based polyamides prepared by reacting an SiH-
functional
dimethylsiloxane with a reaction product of an olefinic acid and a diamine (as
described in U.S.
Patent No.5,981,680 to Petroff et al.); copolymers prepared by reacting
a,c~-bis(aminoalkyl)polydimethylsiloxane with hydroxy-terminated polyamide
prepolymer
having a molecular weight of from 1500 to 3000; copolymers prepared by
reacting
a,w-bis(aminoalkyl)-functional polydimethylsiloxane with aromatic, aliphatic
or cycloaliphatic
diisocyanates having an average molecular weight of, for example, from 1500 to
3000; and
copolymers of poly(alkylene oxide) and polydimethylsiloxane such as
polyethylene oxide)-poly-
dimethylsiloxane-polyethylene oxide) block copolymers and polypropylene oxide)-
poly-
dimethylsiloxane-polypropylene oxide) block copolymers, and also graft
copolymers of such
systems.
The concentration of these copolymers can be 0.5 to 10 parts, preferably from
0.5 to 5 parts, by
mass for each 100 parts by mass of the polyamide (A).
Organohydrido-silicon compound (D):
The organohydrido-silicon compound (D) is a crosslinker (vulcanizing agent)
for the
diorganopolysiloxane (B') of the present composition and is an
organopolysiloxane which
3o contains at least 2 silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms in each molecule but
contains at least about
0.1 percent by mass of hydrogen, preferably from 0.2 to 2 percent and most
preferably from 0.5
to 1.7 percent of silicon-bonded hydrogen. It is of course self evident to the
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either component (B') or component (D), or both, must possess a functionality
of more than 2 if
the diorganopolysiloxane (B') is to be vulcanized (in other words the sum of
these functionalities
must on average be greater than 4). The position of the silicon-bonded
hydrogen in component
(D) is not critical; it may be at the ends of the molecule's chains, at
nonterminal positions along
the molecule's chain, or in both positions. The silicon-bonded organic groups
of component (D)
are selected independently from one of the (non-alkenyl) hydrocarbon or
halogenated
hydrocarbon groups described above in connection with the diorganopolysiloxane
(B'), including
preferred embodiments thereof. The molecular structure of component (D) is
likewise not
critical; as examples mention may be made of straight-chain, partially
branched straight-chain,
cyclic and net structures, preference being given to linear polymers or
copolymer; this component
ought to be compatible with the diorganopolysiloxane (B') (in other words, it
is active during the
vulcanization of component (B')).
Examples that may be mentioned of component (D) include the following:
Siloxanes of low molecular weight such as PhSi(OSiMe2H)3;
methylhydridopolysiloxanes
having trimethylsiloxy end blocks; dimethylsiloxane-methylhydridosiloxane
copolymers having
trimethylsiloxy end blocks; dimethylpolysiloxanes having dimethylhydridosiloxy
end blocks;
methylhydropolysiloxanes having dimethylhydrosiloxy end blocks;
dimethylsiloxane-
methylhydridosiloxane copolymers having dimethylhydridosiloxy end blocks;
cyclic
2o methylhydropolysiloxanes; cyclic dimethylsiloxane-methylhydridosiloxane
copolymers;
tetrakis(dimethylhydrosiloxy)silane; silicone resins composed of the units
(CH3)2HSi01,2,
(CH3)3SiO» and SiO4i2; and silicone resins composed of the units
(CH3)ZHSiO~i2, (CH3)3Si01,2,
CH3Si03,2, PhSi03i2 and Si04,~, Me and Ph below identifying methyl and phenyl
groups
respectively.
Particularly preferred organohydrido-silicon compounds are polymers or
copolymers which
include RHSiO units with the ends R3Si01,2 or HRZSiOIiz, R being selected
independently from
alkyl groups having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, phenyl and trifluoropropyl,
preferably methyl. It is also
preferred for the viscosity of component (D) to be approximately 0.5 to 1000
mPa*s at 25°C,
preferably from 2 to 500 mPa*s. Additionally this component contains
preferably from 0.5 to
1.7 percent by mass of silicon-bonded hydrogen. It is especially preferred for
component (D) to
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from a copolymer which is composed essentially of dimethylsiloxane units and
methylhydridosiloxane units, to contain from 0.5 to 1.7 percent of silicon-
bonded hydrogen, and
to have a viscosity of from 2 to 500 mPa*s at 25°C. It will be
understood that a particularly
preferred system of this kind has terminal groups which are selected from
trimethylsiloxy groups
5 and dimethylhydridosiloxy groups.
Component (D) may also be a combination of two or more of the above systems.
The
organohydrido-silicon compound (D) is used in an amount such that the molar
ratio between the
SiH it contains and the Si-alkenyl in component (B') is greater than 1,
preferably below about 50,
10 more preferably from 3 to 30 and most preferably from 4 to 20.
Hydrosilylation catalyst (E):
These SiH-functional materials are well known in the art, and many of them are
available
commercially.
15 The hydrosilylation catalyst (E) is a catalyst which accelerates the
vulcanization of the
diorganopolysiloxane (B') in the present composition. Examples of this
hydrosilylation catalyst
that may be mentioned include the following: platinum catalysts such as
platinum black,
platinum supported on silica, platinum supported on carbon, chloroplatinic
acid, alcohol
solutions of chloroplatinic acid, platinum/olefin complexes, platinum/alkenyl
siloxane
20 complexes, platinum/beta-diketone complexes, platinum/phosphine complexes
and the like;
rhodium catalysts such as rhodium chloride, rhodium chloride/di-n-butyl
sulfide complex and the
like; and palladium catalysts such as palladium on carbon, palladium chloride
and the like.
Component (E) is preferably a platinum-based catalyst such as chloroplatinic
acid; platinum
dichloride; platinum tetrachloride; a platinum complex catalyst which is
prepared by reacting
chloroplatinic acid with divinyltetramethyldisiloxane, which has been diluted
by
polydimethylsiloxane containing dimethylvinylsiloxy end blocks, prepared
according to
US 3,419,593 to Willing; and a neutralized complex of platinum dichloride and
divinyltetramethyldisiloxane, prepared according to US 5,175,325 to Brown et
al. The most
preferred catalyst (E) is a neutralized complex of platinum dichloride and
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Component (E) is added to the present composition in a catalytic amount
sufficient to promote
the reaction of components (B') and (D) and so to vulcanize the
diorganopolysiloxane with the
formulation of an elastomer. The catalyst is preferably added such that
approximately 0.1 to
500 ppm, more preferably 0.25 to 100 ppm (parts per million parts), of the
metal atoms are
present relative to the total weight of the composition of the thermoplastic
elastomer.
In preferred embodiments of the present invention a hindered phenol (F) is
included in the
formulation. This optional component is an organic component containing in its
molecule at least
one group having the structure
io R
OH (ii).
R'
In the above formula R is an alkyl group having one to four carbon atoms and
R' is a hydrocarbon
group having four to eight carbon atoms. For the purposes of the present
invention a group of the
formula (ii) can be attached to the hydrogen, in order to form a 1,5-di-
organophenol. Preferably
from one to four of these groups are attached to an organic component of
appropriate valence
such that the compound under consideration has a molecular weight (MVO of
below about 1500.
Most preferably four such groups are present in component (F), this compound
having a
molecular weight of below 1200. This monovalent (or polyvalent) organic
component may
include heteroatoms such as oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur. Examples
that may be
mentioned of the R' groups in the above formula include t-butyl, n-pentyl,
butenyl, hexenyl,
cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl and phenyl. Both R and R' are preferably t-butyl.
The nonrestricting specific examples of component (F) include various hindered
phenols which
are marketed by Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation under the commercial
designation
IrganoxTM:
IrganoxTM 1076 = octadecyl 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyhydrocinnamate,
IrganoxTM 1035 = thiodiethylene-bis(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-
hydroxyhydrocinnamate),
IrganoxTM MD1024 =1,2-bis(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyhydrocinnamoyl)hydrazine,
IrganoxTM 1330 =1,3,5-trimethyl-2,4,6-tris(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-
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IrganoxTM 1425 WL = calcium bis(monoethyl(3,S-di-tert-butyl-4-
hydroxybenzyl)phosphonate),
and
IrganoxTM 3114 - 1,3,5-tris-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)-1,3,5-triazine-

2,4,6(1H,3H,SH)-trione.
Preferred hindered phenols are IrganoxTM 245 {triethylene glycol bis(3-(3'-
tert-butyl-4'-
hydroxy-5'-methylphenyl)propionate)}, IrganoxTM 1098 {N,N'-hexamethylene
bis(3,5-di-tert-
butyl-4-hydroxyhydrocinnamamide)} and IrganoxTM 1010 {tetrakis(methylene(3,5-
di-tert-butyl-
4-hydroxy-hydrocinnamate))methane } .
It is preferred to use from 0.1 to 5 parts by mass of the hindered phenol (F)
for each 100 parts by
mass of the polyamide (A) plus the silicone base (B). It is preferred to add
from 0.1 to 0.75 part,
more preferably from 0.475 to 0.525 part, by mass of (F) for each 100 parts by
mass of (A) plus
(B).
Additionally to the above components a small amount of an optional additive
(G) can be
included in the compositions of the present invention. This optional component
is preferably
added in an amount of from 0.5 to 40 percent, more preferably from 0.5 to 20
percent, by mass
based on the total composition. The following may be mentioned as
nonrestricting examples of
this optional additive: reinforcing fillers for polyamide resins, such as
glass fibers and carbon
fibers; inert fillers such as quartz, barium sulfate, calcium carbonate and
diatomaceous earth;
pigments such as iron oxide and titanium oxide; electrically conducting
fillers such as carbon
black and finely divided metals; heat-resistant stabilizers such as cerium
oxide hydrates;
antioxidants; flame retardants such as halogenated hydrocarbons, aluminum
trihydroxide,
magnesium hydroxide and organophosphorus compounds; and other flame retardant
(FR)
materials. One preferred FR additive is calcium silicate in solid form,
preferably a wollastor>ite
having an average particle size of from 2 to 30 Vim. The optional component
(G) may further be a
plasticizer for the silicone rubber component - a polydimethylsiloxane oil by
way of example -
and/or a plasticizer for the polyamide component. Examples of the latter
include phthalate esters
3o such as dicyclohexyl phthalate, dimethyl phthalate, dioctyl phthalate,
butyl benzyl phthalate and
benzyl phthalate; trimellitate esters such as C1-C9 alkyl trimellitate;
sulfonamides such as N-
cyclohexyl-p-toluenesulfonamide, N-ethyl-o,p-toluenesulfonamide and o-
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and liquid oligomeric plasticizers. Preferred plasticizers are liquids of low
volatility which
minimize the emissions of plasticizer at the usual melting temperatures of
polyamides.
The above additives are normally added after the dynamic vulcanization of the
ultimate
thermoplastic composition but may also be added at any point during the
preparation, provided
they do not disrupt the mechanism of dynamic vulcanization. The abovementioned
additional
ingredients are of course used only in amounts which do not substantially
detract from the
desired properties of the ultimate composition.
In accordance with the process of the present invention the thermoplastic
elastomer used for
coating the silicon dioxides used in the coating formulations of the invention
can be prepared by
carefully dispersing the silicone base (B) and the compatibilizer (C) in the
polyamide (A) and
dynamically vulcanizing the diorganopolysiloxane in the base, using the
organohydrido-silicon
compound (D) and the catalyst (E). For the purposes of the present invention
the mass ratio
between the silicone base (B) and the polyamide resin (A) is rated from 35 :
65. It has been found
that, if this ratio is 35 : 65 or less, the resulting vulcanizate generally
has a modulus which is
more similar to that of the polyamide resin than to that of the thermoplastic
elastomer. On the
other hand the above ratio ought not to be higher than about 85 : 15, since in
that case the
compositions tend to be weak, and are similar to vulcanized silicone
elastomers above this figure.
Irrespective of this upper limit, the maximum ratio of (B) to (A) for any
given combination of
components is also restricted by considerations regarding the processing
properties, since an
excessive amount of silicone base leads to an at least partially crosslinked
coherent phase, which
is no longer thermoplastic. This practical limit is easily determined for the
purposes of the
present invention by means of routine tests and represents the greatest amount
of component (B)
which can be compression molded with the TPSiV. It is preferred, however, for
the ultimate
thermoplastic elastomer to be able also to be easily processed in other common
plastics
operations such as, for example, injection molding and extrusion, and in that
case the mass ratio
of components (B) and (A) should not be higher than about 75 : 25. A preferred
thermoplastic
elastomer of this kind, which is reprocessed later on, often has a tensile
strength and breaking
elongation which are situated within 10% of the corresponding values of the
original TPSiV (i.e.,
such that the thermoplastic elastomer is not changed very much by the
reprocessing). Although
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polyamide resin and on other selected components, the mass ratio between
components (B) and
(A) is preferably from 40 : 60 to 75 : 25, more preferably from 40 : 60 to 70
: 30.
The mixing operation is carned out in any apparatus which allows the
components to be
dispersed uniformly in the polyamide resin: for example, in an internal mixer
or a twin-screw
extruder, the latter being preferred for industrial preparations. The
temperature is preferably kept
as low as is practically possible for effective mixing, so as not to impair
the resin. Depending on
the specific system the sequence when mixing is normally not critical, so
that, for example,
components (A), (C), (D) and - optionally - (F) can be added to (B) at a
temperature above the
1o softening point of (A) (i.e., melting point or glass transition
temperature), and then the catalyst
(E) is introduced in order to start the dynamic vulcanization. Components (B)
to (F) ought,
however, to be well dispersed in the resin (A) before dynamic vulcanization
begins. As already
stated it is also understood that the silicone base can be formed in situ. The
reinforcing filler, for
example, can be introduced into a mixer which akeady contains the polyamide
resin and the
diorganopolysiloxane rubber, at a temperature below the softening point of the
resin, in order for
the filler to be dispersed thoroughly in the rubber. The temperature is then
raised in order to melt
the resin, the other ingredients are added, and the mixing/dynamic
vulcanization is carried out.
The optimum temperatures, mixing times and other conditions of the mixing
operation depend
on the specific resin and on the other components in question and can be
determined by skilled
personnel by means of routine tests. The mixing and dynamic vulcanization,
however, are
preferably carried out under a dry, inert atmosphere (i.e., an atmosphere
which does not result in
deleterious reactions with the components or otherwise disrupt the
hydrosilylation/vulcanization)
such as, for example, dry nitrogen, helium or argon.
As remarked above, the tensile strength or breaking elongation of the TPSiV
elastomer, or both,
must be at least 25% greater than those of a corresponding simple mixture in
order to remain
within the scope of the present invention. A further requirement of the
invention is that the
TPSiV have a breaking elongation of at least 25%, as determined in the test
described below. In
this context the term "simple mixture" (or physical mixture) denotes a
composition wherein the
3o proportions by mass of resin (A), base (B) and compatibilizer (C) are
identical with the
proportions in the TPSiV but without the use of any vulcanizing agents (in
other words, either
component (D) or (E), or both, is or are omitted and the rubber, accordingly,
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In order to determine whether a specific composition meets the above criterion
the tensile
strength of the TPSiV is measured in accordance with ASTM method D 412, with
an extension
rate of 50 mm/min, on dumbbell specimens 25.4 mm long and 3.2 mm wide with a
typical
thickness of 1 to 2 mm. At least three of these specimens are evaluated and
the results are
5 averaged, disregarding the values which are obviously too low, caused by
inhomogeneity in the
specimens (e.g., voids, contamination or inclusions). These results are then
compared with the
corresponding averages for tensile strength and breaking elongation of a
specimen produced from
the composition of the simple mixture. If at least a 25% improvement in
tensile strength and/or
breaking elongation relative to the simple mixture is not achieved, no
advantage can be derived
1o from the dynamic vulcanization: TPSiVs of this kind are then outside the
scope of the present
invention. Details of the above-described thermoplastic elastomers and of the
process for their
preparation can be found in US 6,362,288.
15 The thermoplastic elastomer prepared with the process described above can
be processed by
customary methods such as extrusion, vacuum forming, injection molding, blow
molding,
multicomponent injection molding or compression molding. Additionally these
compositions can
be reprocessed (recycled) with little or no adverse effect on their mechanical
properties.
2o With particular preference the coating formulations of the invention
comprise silicon dioxides
whose surface has been coated with the thermoplastic elastomer Dow Corning 33
Additive (Dow
Corning, Technical Data Sheet of 02/25/2003).
The surface-modified silicon dioxides used in the coating formulations of the
invention may
25 independently of one another exhibit one or more of the following
physicochemical parameters.
Carbon content: 0.5 - 30%, preferably 1 - 20%, in particular 2 -10%
DBP (anhydrous): 100 - 600 g/100g, preferably 200 - 450 g/100 g, in particular
250 - 380 g/100 g
Mean particle size dso: 0.5 - 50 Vim, preferably 1- 30 Vim, in particular 2 -
20 ~m
pH: < 8
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The above-described, surface-modified silicon dioxides which are present in
the coating
formulations of the invention can be prepared by surface-treating commercially
customary
silicon dioxides, or silicon dioxides preparable by known processes, using the
aforementioned
polymers. This surface treatment may take place in accordance with methods
which are known
per se.
It is possible, for example, to mix commercially customary silicon dioxides,
examples being
* *
matting agents from Grace (Syloid ED 2, Syloid ED 3, Syloid ED 5, Syloid C
805, Syloid C
807, Syloid C 809, Syloid C 812), from Ineos (HP 260, HP 270, HP 285, HP 39,
HP 395), from
to Silysia (Sylysia 350, Sylysia 370, Sylysia 270) or from Degussa AG, with
one of the
aforementioned polymers and to carry out occupation at room temperature or
elevated
temperature.
Additionally it is possible to carry out the occupation of the silica with the
elastomer during the
preparation of the silica: Thus the elastomer can, for example, be added to
the precipitation
suspension of the silicon dioxide. It is, however, also possible to spray in
the silicon dioxide
together with the elastomer in a spray dryer and to carry out the surface
modification in the
course of drying. Finally, it is also possible to carry out the occupation of
the silicon dioxide
after drying - for example, during the grinding of the silica. As already
stated, processes for
2o modifying silicon dioxides are known to the skilled worker, or known
processes can be easily
be modified by the use of the corresponding elastomers. Accordingly the
process versions
recited above are not complete. It is possible to carry out the surface
modification by further
processes. Details of surface modification processes which can be employed
correspondingly
can be found in EP 1281733 A1.
Particularly preferred surface-modified silicon dioxides are described in
PCT/EP03/12380,
in PCT/EP03/12381, and EP 02 02 8310.7.
The coating formulations of the invention can be prepared by all of the
methods known to
3o the skilled worker.
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The coating formulations of the invention are employed preferably for the
coating of plastics
and of natural and synthetic leathers, particularly those used for the
interior trim of
automobiles. They are preferably employed in the form of clearcoat material.
Measurement methods
The physicochemical data of the coating formulations of the invention and of
the silicon dioxides
employed in them are determined using the following methods:
Determination of tapped density
to The tapped density is determined in a method based on DIN EN ISO 787-11.
A defined amount of a sample which has not been sieved beforehand is
introduced into a
graduated glass cylinder and subjected to a fixed number of jolts by means of
a jolting volumeter.
The jolting is accompanied by compaction of the sample. The result of the
analysis conducted is
the tapped density.
is
The measurements are carried out on a jolting volumeter with counter from
Engelsmann,
Ludwigshafen, Type STAV 2003.
First of all a 250 ml glass cylinder is tared on a precision balance. Then 250
ml of the silicon
2o dioxide are introduced with the aid of a powder fiumel into the tared
graduated cylinder in such a
way that no cavities are formed. Subsequently the sample quantity is weighed
to an accuracy of
0.01 g. Thereafter the cylinder is tapped lightly so that the surface of the
powder in the cylinder is
horizontal. The graduated cylinder is inserted into the corresponding holder
on the jolting
volumeter and jolted 1250 times. The volume of the jolted sample is read off
to an accuracy of
25 1 ml after one jolting process.
The tapped density D(t) is calculated as follows:
D(t) = m * 1000 / V
30 D(t): tapped density [g/1]
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Determination of loss on drying (LD)
The moisture content or loss on drying (LD) of silicon dioxides is determined
by a method based
on ISO 787-2 after 2-hour drying at 105°C. This loss on drying is
accounted for predominantly by
aqueous moisture.
g of the pulverulent silicon dioxide are weighed to an accuracy of 0.1 mg
(initial mass E)
into a dry glass beaker on a precision balance (Sartorius LC621 S). The glass
beaker is covered
with aluminum foil into which a number of holes (Q~ 1 mm) have been drilled.
The glass beaker
to covered in this way is dried in a drying oven at 105°C for 2 h.
Thereafter the hot glass beaker is
cooled to room temperature in a desiccator over dryers for at least one hour.
In order to determine the final mass A, the glass beaker is weighed to an
accuracy of 0.1 mg
on the precision balance. The moisture content (LD) in% is determined in
accordance with
TV=(1-A/E)* 100,
where A = final mass in g and E = initial mass in g.
Determination of loss on ignition (LOI)
According to this method the weight loss of silicon dioxides is determined in
a method based on
DIN EN ISO 3262-1 at 1000°C. At this temperature physically and
chemically bound water and
other volatile constituents escape. The moisture content (LD) of the sample
investigated is
determined by the above-described method "Determination of loss on drying"
based on
DIN EN ISO 787-2.
0.5 g of the silica is weighed to an accuracy of 0.1 mg (initial mass E) into
a tared porcelain
crucible which has been purified beforehand. The sample is heated in a muffle
furnace at
1000 t 50°C for 2 h. The porcelain crucible is subsequently cooled to
room temperature in a
3o desiccator cabinet with silica gel as dryer. The final mass A is determined
gravimetrically.
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LOI=(1-A/F)* 100.
F is the corrected initial mass, based on dry matter, in g, and is calculated
according to
F = E * (1 - LD / 100).
In the calculations A = final mass in g, E = initial mass in g, and LD = loss
on drying in%.
Determination of carbon content (C%)
**
0 The carbon content of silicon dioxides is determined using the C-mat 500
(Strohlein
Instruments). The samples are heat treated at about 1350°C and the
carbon is oxidized to C02
by a stream of oxygen. The C02 is measured in an infrared cell.
In the measurements a distinction is made as to whether the carbon content is
greater than or less
than 1 percent. If the carbon content of the homogeneous silica samples is
above 1 percent,
measurement is earned out in the "high" range of the instrument; if it is
below 1 percent,
measurement takes place in the "low" range.
First of all the control sample is measured. For that purpose 0.14-0.18 g of
the control sample is
2o weighed out on an analytical balance into a porcelain boat purified by
calcining and cooled to
room temperature. When the start button is operated the weight is canned over,
since the
**
balance is coupled with the C-mat. The boat must be pushed into the middle of
the combustion
tube within 30 seconds. When combustion is at an end the measurement is
converted into
pulses and is evaluated by the computer. At least 3 determinations (depending
on agreement)
are carried out. If appropriate it is necessary to readjust the factor of the
instrument (for details
**
see operating instructions C-mat 500, Strohlein Instruments). This factor is
calculated
according to the following formula:
Setpo int (Standard ) * Initial mass(Standard ) in g * 1 O$
Factor =
Pulses
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Subsequently the silicon dioxides are measured. The initial mass is 0.04 -
0.05 g. The porcelain
boat is covered with a porcelain lid. In the event of deviations > 0.005% a
greater number of
measurements are carried out and the average is calculated.
5 The C-mat 500 is operated in accordance with the operating instructions from
Strohlein
Instruments.
The carbon content is calculated as follows and expressed in the unit%:
Carbon content = (1 * F * 10-g) / E
10 1= Pulse
F = Factor
E = Initial mass in g
Determination of pH
15 The method, based on DIN EN ISO 787-9, is used for determining the pH of an
aqueous
suspension of silicon dioxides at 20°C.
**
Prior to pH measurement the pH meter (Knick, Type: 766 pH meter Calimatic with
temperature
sensor) and the pH electrode (Schott, N7680 combination electrode) must be
calibrated, using
20 the buffer solutions, at 20°C. The calibration function is to be
chosen such that the two buffer
solutions used include the expected pH of the sample (buffer solutions of pH
4.00 and 7.00,
pH 7.00 and pH 9.00, and, if appropriate, pH 7.00 and 12.00).
5.00 g of the pulverulent silicon dioxide with a moisture content of 4 ~ 2%
are weighed to an
25 accuracy of 0.01 g on a precision balance into a wide-necked glass bottle
which has been tared
beforehand. The suspension is made up to the 100 ml mark using cold, deionized
water at a
temperature of 20°C. If the samples under investigation are not
sufficiently wettable by water,
then the suspension is made up to the 100 ml mark using 50.0 ml of analytical-
grade methanol
and 50.0 ml of deionized water.
Subsequently the suspension is shaken in a sealed vessel for a period of 5
minutes using a
shaker machine (Gerhardt, Model LS10, SS W, level 7) at 20°C. The pH is
measured directly
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thereafter. For the measurement the electrode is rinsed first with deionized
water and then with a
portion of the suspension, and then is immersed into the suspension. A
magnetic stirrer bar is then
added to the suspension, and the pH measurement is carried out at constant
stirring speed, with a
slight vortex being formed in the suspension. When the pH meter displays a
constant value the pH
is read off on the display.
Determination of DBP absorption (DBP)
The DBP absorption (DBP number), which is a measure of the absorbency of
silicon dioxides, is
determined by a method based on standard DIN 53601, as follows:
12.50 g of the pulverulent silicon dioxide (moisture content 4 ~ 2%) are
introduced into the
**
kneader chamber (article number 279061 ) of the Brabender absorptometer "E"
(without
damping of the outlet filter of the torque sensor). With continuous mixing
(kneader paddles
rotating at a speed of 125 rpm) dibutyl phthalate is added dropwise to the
mixture at a rate of
**
4 ml/min at room temperature by means of the Brabender T90/50 Dosimat. Its
incorporation by
mixing takes place with only a small amount of force, and is monitored by
means of the digital
display. Toward the end of the determination the mixture becomes pasty, which
is indicated by
a sharp increase in the required force. At a display reading of 600 digits
(torque of 0.6 Nm) an
electrical contact shuts off both the kneader and the DBP feed. The
synchronous motor for the
DBP feed is coupled to a digital counter, so that the consumption of DBP in ml
can be read off:
The DBP absorption is reported in g/100 g and is calculated using the
following formula:
DBP = V * D * 100 * 8 + K
E 100g
where DBP = DBP absorption in g/100 g
V = consumption of DBP in ml
D = density of DBP in g/ml (1.047 g/ml at 20°C)
E = initial mass of silicon dioxide in g
K = correction value as per moisture correction table, in g/100 g
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The DBP absorption is defined for anhydrous, dried silicon dioxides. When
moist silicon
dioxides are used it is necessary to take into account the correction value K
for calculating
the DBP absorption. This value can be determined using the moisture correction
table; for
example, silicon dioxide having a water content of 5.8% would mean an addition
of
33 g/100 g for the DBP absorption. The moisture content of the silicon
dioxides is
determined in accordance with the "Determination of loss on drying" method
described.
Moisture correction table for dibutyl phthalate absorption - anhydrous
.% water
water .0 .2 .4
.6 .8


0 0 2 4 5 7


1 9 10 12 13 15


2 16 18 19 20 22


3 23 24 26 27 28


4 28 29 29 30 31


5 31 32 32 33 33


6 34 34 35 35 36


7 36 37 38 38 39


8 39 40 40 41 41


9 42 43 43 44 44


45 45 46 46 47


to Determination of 60° and 85° reflectometer value
The effect exerted on reflectance as a result of deliberate roughening of
coating film
surfaces is the outstanding property of matting agents based on Si02. The
reflectometer value is therefore an important criterion for characterizing
matted
coating films.
Prerequisites for the measurement are that the coating filin surfaces to be
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The measurement shall be carried out on at least 3 representative sites of the
sample by means of a
reflectometer with measuring geometry according to DIN 67530 (e.g., Haze-
gloss, BYK-
lnstruments). If the individual measurements deviate from one another too
greatly, then
generally a further measurement should be carried out at representative sites,
or the number of
individual measurements should be increased to > 3. On the BYK haze-gloss the
display shows
the standard deviation of the measurements. If the standard deviation s is >
0.5 it is advisable to carry
out the aforementioned measures. The mean value shall be reported to 1 decimal
place.
In the characterization of matted coating film surfaces it has been found
appropriate to carry out
1 o measurements with the 60° and the 85° measuring geometries.
In deviation from DIN 67530,
therefore, the reflectometer values of matted coating film surfaces are
determined using both
measuring geometnes.
Determination of transparency as black number My
The black number My is determined by a method based on DIN55979, using the
Pausch
Q-Color 35 instrument.
Beforehand the clearcoat material for investigation is prepared in accordance
with formulas 1 or 2
and, where appropriate, is matted with a silicon dioxide. This coating
material is applied using a
60 pm slot doctor blade onto a high-gloss black-colored glass plate (format
180 x 80 x 60 mm, Art.
No. P 2071035, manufacturer: Berliner Glas KG, Herbert Kubatz GmbH & Co.)
(application rate
mm/s by means of Coatmastei 509 MC, Erichsen). Subsequently the samples of
coating material
are dried in a forced air drying cabinet at 80°C for 1 h.
25 The black number My is measured on the glass plate thus prepared in
accordance with DIN 55979.
The My value provides information on the depth of color and transparency of
the clearcoat material.
The higher this value the more transparent the coating material. At the same
time there is an increase
in the depth of color. It should be ensured that the coating material has been
matted so as to give
3o comparable 60° reflectometer values. Only in that case is it
possible to compare the values for the
black number My.
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Determination of soft-feel effect
The soft-feel effect is a tactile parameter which can only be assessed
subjectively, by contact. By
stroking and feeling with the hand and the fingertips over the coating-
material surfaces under test,
the personal sensation of the tactile properties is assessed. Ratings from 1
to 5 are awarded as
follows:
1 = plasticky, hard surface (no soft-feel effect)
2 = paintlike, smooth surface
3 = perceptible change in the surface toward a silky character (slight soft-
feel effect)
4 = rubberlike or leatherlike surface (pronounced soft-feel effect)
5 = velvety surface (strongly pronounced soft-feel effect)
Determination of flow time
The flow time is the time required by a fixed volume of a liquid medium to
flow completely from a
standardized flow cup (DIN cup 4 mm according to DIN 53211 with stand).
The temperature of the coating material and of the 4 mm DIN cup must be
23°~ 0.5°C before and
during the flow time measurement.
The 4 mm DIN cup is fixed on the stand so that its top edge is aligned
horizontally. The flow nozzle
2o is sealed with a finger, and the coating material, free from bubbles and
impurities, is introduced into
the 4 mm DIN cup so that the liquid runs over the inside edge of the brim of
the cup. Filling must
not be accompanied by the introduction into the sample of any air bubbles.
Then, using a glass plate
or a sheet of card, coating material protruding beyond the brim is taken off.
The measurement of flow time begins with the release of the lower aperture of
the flow nozzle; it
ends as soon as the string of liquid below the flow nozzle breaks off for the
first time.
The flow time is reported with an accuracy of 1 second.
Examples
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The silicon dioxides used for the performance investigations described below
are as follows:
Prior art silicon dioxides:
Silicon dioxide 1: Pergopak M 3 (Albemarle, Technical data sheet of 12/2002)
mixed
5 with Acematt OK 412 (Degussa AG, Technical data sheet of 12/2002)
in a 3:1 weight ratio (see Bayer AG, brochure Wassrige Soft-feel
Lackierungen fiir Kunststoffe mit Bayhydrol~/Bayhydur~/Desmodur~,
[Aqueous soft-feel coatings for plastics with
Bayhydrol~Bayhydur~/Desmodur~], LS 5800, p. 10, 06/2003)
to
Surface-modified silicon dioxides of the invention:
Silicon dioxide 2:
Silicon dioxide 2 is prepared using:
The hydrophilic pyrogenic silica (Aerosi1300) having the following
physicochemical
properties:
BET specific surface area [m2/g]: 290.0
2o pH: 4.2
Tapped density [g/1]: 35
Loss on drying [%]: 0.8
DBP, anhydrous [g/100g]: 305.0
C content [%]: 0
2s
The coating agent (TEGO FoameX 845, TEGO GmbH, Technical data sheet of
01/2004), a
polysiloxane emulsion, has the following physicochemical properties:
Form: thixotropic
liquid


Color: white


Odor: slight inherent
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Boiling temperature: I about 100°C
Density: about 1 g/cm3 (at 20°C )
Water solubility miscible
pH: 5 - 8 (at 20°C in original state)
The coating agent consists of 656.4 g of an aqueous polysiloxane emulsion
which is diluted
with 210 g of water. The pH of the coating agent is adjusted to 11.3 by adding
NH40H.
0.865 kg of coating agent is sprayed at room temperature, using a dual-fluid
nozzle, onto 2 kg
of the pyrogenic silica. This mixing vessel used is a plowshare mixer. The
loss on drying of the
material thus moistened is 24.4%.
The moistened material is ground in a gas jet mill (throughput: 7 kg/h) and
subsequently dried
at l20°C for 13 h.
Silicon dioxide 3:
.x.
The material used is the hydrophilic pyrogenic silica (Aerosi1300) having the
following
physicochemical properties:
BET specific surface area 290.0
[m2/g]:


t5 pH: 4.2


Tapped density [g/1]: 35


Loss on drying [%]: 0.8


DBP number [%]: 305.0


C content [%]: 0


The following surface used (Dow Corning DY 33 Additive, product
modifier is data sheet of


02.25.2003), which is a
silicone elastomer having
epoxy functions:


Appearance: white, aqueous liquid


Mean particle size: 2-4 ~m


Viscosity: 40 - 200 mPas


Solids content: 50
Suspension type: anionic
Hardness of solid: 70 (Shore hardness A)
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The surface modifier is used in the form of a 50% aqueous suspension whose pH
is adjusted to
10.5 by adding NH40H. 0.909 kg of the surface modifier is sprayed at room
temperature, using
a dual-fluid nozzle, onto 2 kg of the pyrogenic silica. The mixing vessel used
is a plowshare
mixer. The loss on drying of the material thus moistened is 15.9%.
The moistened material is ground in a gas jet mill (throughput: 7 kg/h) and
then dried at 120°C
for 13 h.
l0 Silicon dioxides 2 and 3 have the physicochemical parameters listed below
in table 1:
Table 1:
Tapped DBP


densityLD LOI C% pH (anhydrous)


Organ. mod.g/1 % % % g/100g


Silicon dioxide polysiloxane24 1.6 4.9 3.0 6.5 323
2


(inventive)


Silicon dioxide polysiloxane23 1.4 6.2 5.4 5.6 322 2~
3


(inventive) el astomer


~~ DBP (original) = 310 g/100 g
2~ DBP (original) = 310 g/100 g
Use example 1: 1-component soft-feel coating material
A coating material is produced in accordance with formula 1. 'The raw material
of item 1 is charged
2o to a S 1 stainless steel container (diameter: 185 mm). While stirring with
a dissolver (dissolver disk
diameter: 80 mm) at 1000 rpm, the raw materials of items 2 and 6 are added.
This is followed by
further dispersion at 1 S00 rpm for 10 minutes.
Silicon dioxide is added to 100 g of the coating material prepared in this
way. The initial mass of
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from 0 to 3, since comparison of transparency is possible only if the gloss is
the same (for initial
mass see table 2). Following the addition, dispersion is carned out at 2000
rpm for 10 minutes using
a dissolver (dissolver disk diameter: 45 mm).
Thereafter the spray viscosity of the coating material is adjusted to a flow
time of 21 s by a further
incorporation of deionized water. Following removal of air, the coating
material is applied by
spraying (1.5 spray passes = threefold spraying of the plate in vertical
direction and subsequent
rotation of the plate by 90°) to plastic sheets consisting of Bayblend
T 65 (Bayer AG, Technical data
sheet of 02.25.2004).
The transparency as black number My, the gloss, and the soft-feel effect are
measured.
Formula 1:
Item Initial mass in g
1 U 420 (Alberdingk, Technical data sheet of 02.11.2003) 3160.0
2 BYK 346 (Byk-Chemie, Technical data sheet of 11/2003) 40.0
3 BYK 24 (Byk-Chemie, Technical data sheet of 05/2004) 26.0
4 Dow Corning 67 (Dow Corning, Technical data sheet of 22.0
08.07.2000)
5 Butyl glycol 152.0
6 Deionized water 600.0
Total 4000.0
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Table 2:
Initial 60 reflect- Black Soft-feel
Coating Coating
agent mass ometer valuenumber effect
formulation in g My
with for Si02


Silicon dioxidePE wax 8.0 ~ 0.5 138 1
1


(Prior art)


Silicon dioxidePolysiloxane6.0 0.7 148 4
2


(as per invention)


Silicon dioxidePolysiloxane6.0 0.7 145 5
3


(as per invention)elastomer


Use example 2: 2-component coating material
A coating material is prepared in accordance with formula 2. The raw materials
of items 1 and 2 are
charged to a 51 stainless steel container (diameter: 185 mm) and dispersed
using a dissolves
(dissolves disk diameter: 80 mm) at 2000 rpm for S minutes. Thereafter
component 3 is added and
dispersion is continued at 2000 rpm for 5 minutes. Finally components 4 and 5
are added and
dispersion is repeated at 2000 rpm for 5 minutes.
Silicon dioxide is added to 100 g of the coating material prepared in this
way. The initial mass of
silicon dioxide is chosen so that all of the samples have comparable
60° reflectometer values of
from 0 to 3, since the transparency can only be compared if the gloss is the
same (for initial mass see
table 3). Following the addition dispersion takes place using a dissolves
(dissolves disk diameter:
45 mm) at 2000 rpm for 10 minutes. Subsequently the curing agent, Desmodur N
3390 (Bayer AG,
Technical data sheet of 01.01.2001), is added and dispersion is continued with
the dissolves at
1000 rpm for 1 minute.
'Thereafter the spray viscosity of the coating material is adjusted to a flow
time of 21 s by a further
incorporation ofbutyl acetate 98%/Shellsol A (weight ratio 2.5 : 1). Following
the removal of air the
2o coating material is applied by spraying (1.5 spray passes) to plastic
sheets consisting of Bayblend
T 65 (Bayer AG, Technical data sheet of 02.25.2004).
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The transparency as black number MY, the gloss, and the soft-feel effect are
measured.
Formula 2
Item Initial
mass in g
1 Synthalat*A-HD 5667 (Synthopol Chemie, Technical data sheet of 434.0
12/2002)
2 n-Butyl acetate 98% 1462.0
3 Synthoester* 1179 (Synthopol Chemie, Technical data sheet of 1646.0
12/2002)
4 Shellsol A 100 (Shell Chemicals, Technical data sheet of 02.12.2003) 366.0
S Dibutyltin laurate 2% in xylene 92.0
Total 4000.0
5
The results are summarized in table 3.
Table 3:
Coating Coating agentInitial 60 reflect-Black Soft-feel
formulation for Si02 mass ometer valuenumber effect
with in g My


Silicon dioxidePE wax 10.0 0.2 135 1
1


(Prior art)


Silicon dioxidePolysiloxaneS.5 0.2 150 4
2


(as per invention)


Silicon dioxidePolysiloxaneS.5 0.3 144 S
3


(as per invention)elastomer


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